Feb. 27, 2015 — Engineers have taken the ordinary QR code and transformed it into a high-end cybersecurity application that can protect the integrity of computer chips using advanced optical imaging and photon-based ... full story

Feb. 26, 2015 — Social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter play an increasingly central role in our lives. Centrality is also an important concept in the theory of social networks. Centrality of an ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — Smartphones have replaced nearly every conceivable gadget, but computer scientists are teaching them some new tricks. The researchers are adapting accelerometers, GPS chips, gyroscopes and other ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — In a new study, 221 college students participated in an online chat room in which they watched a fellow student get “bullied” right before their eyes. Only 10 percent of the students who noticed ... full story

Feb. 23, 2015 — There is a significant risk to your privacy whenever you visit a health-related web page, some researchers warn. An analysis of over 80,000 such web pages shows that nine out of ten visits result in ... full story

Feb. 20, 2015 — By 2030, one in five Americans will be age 65 or older. To understand the role neighborhoods play in seniors' ability to 'age in place' -- living safely and independently in one's home of choice ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — To help solve growing problems with wireless bandwidth crowding and support the next generation of mobile technology, researchers are developing measurement tools for channels that are new for mobile ... full story

Mar. 3, 2015 — A project to develop a computer simulator of dual foil scattering systems used in radiation therapy is underway. "The user user-friendly interface and real-time nature of the simulator also make ... full story

Feb. 27, 2015 — People who receive electronic correspondence from work after hours become angry more often than not and that can interfere with their personal lives, a new study from a management researcher ... full story

Feb. 27, 2015 — Engineers have taken the ordinary QR code and transformed it into a high-end cybersecurity application that can protect the integrity of computer chips using advanced optical imaging and photon-based ... full story

Feb. 27, 2015 — Company networks are inflexible – they are made up of many components that require a good deal of effort to be connected together. That’s why networks of the future will be controlled by a ... full story

Feb. 26, 2015 — Social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter play an increasingly central role in our lives. Centrality is also an important concept in the theory of social networks. Centrality of an ... full story

Feb. 25, 2015 — The avatars in the Virtual Patient Project give medical students life-like practice in interviewing patients, delving into health histories and narrowing possible diagnoses. These avatars were ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — Smartphones have replaced nearly every conceivable gadget, but computer scientists are teaching them some new tricks. The researchers are adapting accelerometers, GPS chips, gyroscopes and other ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — In a new study, 221 college students participated in an online chat room in which they watched a fellow student get “bullied” right before their eyes. Only 10 percent of the students who noticed ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — The evolution of Parkinson's is monitored in real time through a new portable system, with results sent to the doctor to improve the prescription of medication, developers ... full story

Feb. 23, 2015 — There is a significant risk to your privacy whenever you visit a health-related web page, some researchers warn. An analysis of over 80,000 such web pages shows that nine out of ten visits result in ... full story

Feb. 20, 2015 — By 2030, one in five Americans will be age 65 or older. To understand the role neighborhoods play in seniors' ability to 'age in place' -- living safely and independently in one's ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — To help solve growing problems with wireless bandwidth crowding and support the next generation of mobile technology, researchers are developing measurement tools for channels that are new for mobile ... full story

Feb. 17, 2015 — One group of bilingual speakers used emoticons more often when typing in their second language in casual, online communication than they did when typing in their native tongue, a study has ... full story

Feb. 17, 2015 — Crowdsourcing -- where responses to a task are aggregated across a large number of individuals recruited online -- can be an effective tool for rating sounds in speech disorders research, according ... full story

Feb. 16, 2015 — We often view hackers as evil geniuses, but perhaps a more accurate depiction would be a talented -- though sometimes mischievous -- craft worker, according to a researcher. The way society views ... full story

Feb. 16, 2015 — Analysis of massive online data can reveal what information matters to us and with whom we have most in common. For example, networks can be used to study how information travels from one part of the ... full story

ScienceDaily features breaking news and videos about the latest discoveries in health, technology, the environment, and more -- from major news services and leading universities, scientific journals, and research organizations.